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CNN Opinion: Legalized pot would mean more addiction
SAM’s, Dr. Kevin Sabet’s op-ed on the front page of cnn.com “Legalized pot would mean more addiction“
Pot: Alaska, Oregon may vote to inhale next year
Pot: Alaska, Oregon may vote to inhale next year
David Frum on Dr. Kevin Sabet and ‘Reefer Sanity’: “Be afraid of Big Marijuana”
CNN Opinion: “Be afraid of Big Marijuana” by David Frum
Dr. Kevin Sabet Before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee
“Conflict Between State and Federal Laws” Written testimony and biography
Why Not…Legalize Drugs? Kevin Sabet contributes to the debate on BBC News
“Why not…legalize drugs?”
Press Release: Major Organizations Press DOJ on New Marijuana Guidelines
As New National Survey Reveals Skyrocketing Marijuana Use, Major Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, and Criminal Justice Reform Organizations Press Department of Justice on New Marijuana Guidelines On the day that the National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed a 50% increase in daily marijuana use, an unprecedented group of organizations write to the Department of […]
Letter to the US Department of Justice regarding its decision to defer enforcement of CSA
Signed by an unprecedented group of individuals and organizations Letter to DOJ
SAM Releases statement about new DOJ “Trust But Verify” Approach to CO and WA Marijuana Legalization
SAM says to “prepare the floodgates” for negative consequences as a result of a new Big Marijuana industry being emboldened; calls for the CDC, Surgeon General, National Institutes of Health to fund public health monitoring systems August 29, 2013 – Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), a national alliance calling for smart marijuana policies […]
Legalization of marijuana could increase marijuana use almost 40% versus current rates among those aged 18 and older, and in the 18-25 year old age group in Colorado
Legalization of marijuana could increase marijuana use almost 40% versus current rates among those aged 18 and older, and in the 18-25 year old age group in Colorado (Denver, CO) – August 22 2013 – According to the newly release Quinnipiac poll asking Colorado voters 18 and older if they would smoke marijuana in […]
Why worry about lead, but not weed?
If we, as a nation, were so concerned about lead exposure that we worked hard to remove it from gasoline, paint and air, what should be our collective response to marijuana given everything responsible science already knows about that drug?
Project SAM Urges Caution Regarding Gov. Christie’s Ruling on Marijuana as Medicine for Children
Project SAM Urges Caution Regarding Gov. Christie’s Ruling on Marijuana as Medicine for Children Alliance of top health professionals in the US calls upon FDA to resolve state-federal stalemate on marijuana for medical purposes, and urges New Jersey officials to ensure safeguards in place for proposed program August 17, 2013 – Project SAM (Smart Approaches […]
Should Marijuana Be Rescheduled?
Should Marijuana Be Rescheduled? By Kevin Sabet, The Huffington Post Thanks to legalization advocates, an issue mostly confined to scholarly and legal debates — that of the scheduling of drugs as laid out in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) — has recently gained prominence. I address this at length in a recent Law Review article […]